Metallic tie and rail-fastener.



R. P. HOOTER. METALLIC TIE AND RAIL PASTENER.

APPLIOATION FILED-FEB. 13, 1911.

Patented June 13,1911.

NTTED STATES ROFER-T P. HOCTER, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

METALLIC TIE AND RAIL-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 13, 1911.

Patented June 13, 1911.

Serial No. 608,303.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT P. Hoc'rnn, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Homewood, Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny andState of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Metallic Ties and Rail- Fasteners, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to metallic ties and rail fasteners, and theobjects of my invention are, first, to eliminate the use of wooden tiesor sleepers and provide metallic ties that will firmly support a track;second, to furnish a metallic tie with a rail fastener that can beeasily and quickly placed in position for positively holding railsthereon and prevent lateral displacement of the rails relatively to saidtie; third, to provide a strong and durable metallic tie that can beanchored in the ballast of a roadbed, and fourth, to accomplish theabove objects by a structure that can be easily manufactured, installedand used with less expense than the present type of wooden ties.

I attain the above objects by a mechanical construction that will behereinafter specifically described and then claimed, and reference willnow be had to the drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of a tiein accordance with my inventon, Fig. 2 is an end view of the tie, Fig. 3is a perspective view of a portion of the tie showing one end thereof,and Fig. 4: is a perspective view of a detached clip forming part of therail fastener.

In the accompanying drawing the reference numeral 1 denotes a metallicoblong structure, rectangular in cross section, and having the loweredges thereof provided with longitudinal lateral flanges 2. Thestructure 1 adjacent to the ends thereof is provided with transverseopenings 3 providing a solid supporting member 4 beneath each rail 5placed upon the tie. The structure 1 is provided with vertical openings6 establishing communication between the upper surface of the structure1 and the openings 3, these openings accommodating the shanks 7 of bolts8 employed for retaining clips 9 in engagement with the upper surface ofthe structure 1, said clips having openings 10 to receive the bolts 8and overhanging portions 11 to engage the base flanges 12 of the rails5. The bolts 8 and the clips 9 are held in engagement with the tie 1 bynuts 13 screwed upon the upper ends of the shanks 7. The openings 3permit of the bolts being placed in position to hold the clips, whichconstitute the rail fastening means. The structure 1 intermediate theinnermost openings 3 is cut away to provide a transverse segment-shapedopening 14 and transverse triangularly shaped openings 15, theseopenings forming curved webs 16 between the openings 3 and and curvedwebs 17 between the openings 15 and 141, the last mentioned curved websproviding an arch upon the central base portion of the structure.

When the tie is located upon a suitable roadbed the ballast of theroadbed can enter the openings 3, 14 and 15 and thereby firmly anchorand hold the tie in position, while the rail fasteners prevent lateraland vertical displacement of the rails relative to the tie.

The tie in its entirety is made of strong and durable metal, also therail fasteners thereof, and as the openings 3, 1 1 and 15 reduce theweight of the tie, it can be easily handled and tamped in position.

Having now described my invention what I claim as new, is

A metallic tie and rail fastener comprising a metallic oblong structurehaving each lower longitudinal edge provided with a laterally-extendingflange of the same length as the length of the structure, said structureprovided in proximity to each end with a pair of transversely-extendingopenings one spaced from the other thereby providing a rail support inproximity to each end of said structure, the. top wall of each of saidtransversely extending openings provided with a vertically disposedopening,

bolts arranged in said transversely-extendment-shaped opening therebyproviding an ing openings and projecting through said arch centrally ofthe structure. 10 vertical openings, clips mounted upon the In testimonywhereof I mix my signature upper end of the bolts and adapted to reinthe presence of two Witnesses.

tain the rails upon said rail supports, and ROBERT P. HOCTER. saidstructure further provided With a pair Witnesses:

of transversely-extending triangular-shaped R. P. HOGTER, S12,

openings and a transversely-extending seg- MOKINLEY WISEOANER.

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